Indianapolis Clowns 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 4 9 3 Homestead Grays 0 2 3 0 0 3 0 0 x - 8 13 0 BATTING Indianapolis Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Reinaldo Drake cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 Andres Mesa lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 Ray Neil 2b 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 Sam Hairston 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 Leonard Pigg c 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 Goose Tatum 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 Chuck Wilson rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 Spurgeon rf 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Benny Felder ss 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 Alex Colthirst ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Andy Porter p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Willie Cathey p 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 35 4 9 4 4 2 24 0 FIELDING - E: 3. Ray Neil, Sam Hairston, Alex Colthirst. PB: 1. Leonard Pigg. BATTING - Team LOB: 8 Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Luis Marquez cf 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 Sam Bankhead ss 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 Luke Easter lf 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 Buck Leonard 1b 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 Bob Thurman rf 5 2 3 3 0 0 0 Wilmer Fields 3b 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 Eudie Napier c 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Luther Clifford c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clarence Bruce 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 Clarence Evans p 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 Bob Trice p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 39 8 13 7 3 3 27 0 BATTING - SH: Luther Clifford. Team LOB: 11 BASERUNNING - SB: Luis Marquez 3, Sam Bankhead. PITCHING Indianapolis Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Andy Porter L 2.1 7 5 4 1 1 0 15 Willie Cathey 5.2 6 3 3 2 2 0 28 Totals 8 13 8 7 3 3 0 43 Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Clarence Evans W 7.2 9 4 4 4 1 0 36 Bob Trice SV 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 9 9 4 4 4 2 0 39 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Owens, 1B - Kemp Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 6000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 9/5/1948, game 1 -- Indianapolis Clowns at Homestead Grays (D) Starting Lineups: Indianapolis Homestead 1. R.Drake cf L.Marquez cf 2. A.Mesa lf S.Bankhead ss 3. R.Neil 2b L.Easter lf 4. S.Hairston 3b B.Leonard 1b 5. L.Pigg c B.Thurman rf 6. G.Tatum 1b W.Fields 3b 7. C.Wilson rf E.Napier c 8. B.Felder ss C.Bruce 2b 9. A.Porter p C.Evans p CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc Buck Leonard Day. Leonard was feted between games.; R.Drake out on unknown play; A.Mesa out on unknown play; R.Neil singled; S.Hairston walked [R.Neil to second]; L.Pigg out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: L.Marquez singled; L.Marquez stole second; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; L.Easter out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Grays 0. CLOWNS 2ND: G.Tatum out on unknown play; C.Wilson singled; B.Felder out on unknown play; A.Porter out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: B.Thurman singled; W.Fields singled [B.Thurman to second]; E.Napier forced W.Fields (unknown fielder) [B.Thurman to third, E.Napier to first]; C.Bruce singled [B.Thurman scored, E.Napier to second]; C.Evans out on unknown play; L.Marquez singled [E.Napier scored, C.Bruce to second]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 0, Grays 2. CLOWNS 3RD: R.Drake singled; A.Mesa singled [R.Drake to second]; R.Neil singled [R.Drake scored, A.Mesa to second]; S.Hairston out on unknown play; L.Pigg out on unknown play; G.Tatum out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 1, Grays 2. GRAYS 3RD: L.Easter singled; B.Leonard walked [L.Easter to second]; B.Thurman singled [L.Easter scored, B.Leonard to third]; W.Fields out on unknown play [B.Leonard scored]; W.CATHEY REPLACED A.PORTER (PITCHING); E.Napier out on unknown play; C.Bruce singled [B.Thurman to third]; L.Pigg allowed a passed ball [B.Thurman scored (unearned)]; C.Evans out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 1, Grays 5. CLOWNS 4TH: L.CLIFFORD REPLACED E.NAPIER (PLAYING C); C.Wilson out on unknown play; B.Felder singled; W.Cathey out on unknown play; R.Drake out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 1, Grays 5. GRAYS 4TH: L.Marquez reached on an error by R.Neil [L.Marquez to first]; S.Bankhead reached on an error by S.Hairston [L.Marquez to second, S.Bankhead to first]; L.Marquez stole third and S.Bankhead stole second; L.Easter out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; B.Thurman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 1, Grays 5. CLOWNS 5TH: A.Mesa out on unknown play; R.Neil out on unknown play; S.Hairston out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 1, Grays 5. GRAYS 5TH: W.Fields singled; L.Clifford out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [W.Fields to second]; C.Bruce out on unknown play; C.Evans out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 1, Grays 5. CLOWNS 6TH: L.Pigg out on unknown play; G.Tatum out on unknown play; C.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 1, Grays 5. GRAYS 6TH: L.Marquez walked; L.Marquez stole second; S.Bankhead singled [L.Marquez scored]; L.Easter singled [S.Bankhead to second]; B.Leonard out on unknown play [S.Bankhead to third, L.Easter to second]; B.Thurman singled [S.Bankhead scored, L.Easter scored]; W.Fields out on unknown play; L.Clifford out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 1, Grays 8. CLOWNS 7TH: B.Felder walked; W.Cathey out on unknown play; R.Drake out on unknown play; A.Mesa out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 1, Grays 8. GRAYS 7TH: REPLACED C.WILSON (PLAYING RF); A.COLTHIRST REPLACED B.FELDER (PLAYING SS); C.Bruce reached on an error by A.Colthirst [C.Bruce to first]; C.Evans walked [C.Bruce to second]; L.Marquez out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; L.Easter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 1, Grays 8. CLOWNS 8TH: R.Neil walked; S.Hairston singled [R.Neil to third, S.Hairston to second (on throw)]; L.Pigg singled [R.Neil scored, S.Hairston scored]; G.Tatum singled [L.Pigg to third]; out on unknown play [L.Pigg scored]; A.Colthirst out on unknown play; W.Cathey walked [G.Tatum to second]; B.TRICE REPLACED C.EVANS (PITCHING); W.Cathey was picked off first (unknown fielder); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 4, Grays 8. GRAYS 8TH: B.Leonard singled; B.Thurman out on unknown play; W.Fields out on unknown play; L.Clifford out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 4, Grays 8. CLOWNS 9TH: R.Drake out on unknown play; A.Mesa out on unknown play; R.Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 4, Grays 8. Final Totals R H E LOB Clowns 4 9 3 8 Grays 8 13 0 11
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